Couple Buys Victorian Courthouse And Converts It Into Home Complete With Jacuzzis And 2 Kitchens

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When you think of unlikely places that have been converted into family homes, a courthouse is probably not the first thing that comes to mind.

People often convert unexpected vehicles like ambulances or school buses into mobile homes, but even by those standards, an official government building is a little out there.

Yet just because it’s unusual doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. In fact, one family from Bristol, England, are selling their family home, which just so happens to have been a courthouse in its former life.

Like many families, the couple that owns the property no longer has a use for all its space now that their kids have gotten older and moved out, according to Bristol Post.

According to Savills Real Estate, the home, which is appropriately being called “The Old Court,” is listed at £795,000 — over $1 million dollars.

It might sound like a lot, but this property has everything you could ask for and more! Especially if you’d like to have some jail cells in your basement.

Owner, John Hampson, who has lived in the courthouse for 20 years, tells Bristol Post, “We have loved it here, but our children have grown up now, so there’s just the two of us. So we don’t need something this size.”

In fact, three of the former jail cells in the basement have even been converted into their own small bedrooms, making the property perfect for a large family — especially if the family likes a place with character and a lot of history.